Providing Realistic Opportunity To Equal and Comparable Treatment for Rare Act
This bill amends Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance rules to improve coverage for drugs treating rare diseases (defined as conditions affecting 200,000 or fewer people in the U.S.). It requires coverage for rare disease drug uses supported by peer-reviewed medical literature and not listed as contraindicated in FDA labeling or medical reference guides. Private insurers must provide expedited review processes for denials of such drugs. The changes apply 30 days after enactment, affecting insurers and patients seeking coverage for rare disease treatments.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 26, 2023
Last action Dec 17, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
3
Dec 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Nov 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Oct 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Oct 26, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 26 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Doris O. Matsui
DDemocratic
Co
August Pfluger
RRepublican
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
David J. Trone
DDemocratic
Co
Dean Phillips
DDemocratic
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Donald G. Davis
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Gus M. Bilirakis
RRepublican
Co
Jake Auchincloss
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Neguse
DDemocratic
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